Mariah's backing singer to release new album

Los Angeles, CA - - TREY LORENZ, perhaps best known for his backup vocals with superstar MARIAH CAREY, shows off his own singing and songwriting skills with his latest release MR. MISTA out September 19, 2006 on X-RAY RECORDS, in the United States.

Having performed on blockbuster albums by such artists as USHER, VANESSA WILLIAMS and WILL SMITH just to name a few, this impeccable vocalist steps out from behind the shadows with this solid, 11-track R&B collection showing the world what an exceptional artist he truly is.

Born in Florence, South Carolina, Trey began singing in church and learned to read music through a brief stint of piano lessons. While in college, he performed with various bands lending his vocal and keyboard talents. In February, 1990, a friend of his was singing backup in the recording studio with a new artist who was working on her debut record. That artist was Mariah Carey.

"I met Trey in February 1990," says Carey, "when I was working on my first album. I was recording a song called `There’s Got To Be A Way,’ and one of the backup singers was friends with Trey and had brought him down to the studio for the session. I heard someone singing all the high, top notes with me and I’m like, `Who is that?’ I turned around and it was Trey. It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

And that friendship continues. Trey has been working with Mariah Carey ever since, sharing vocal duties as well as having written songs with her. In 1992, Lorenz catapulted to fame with his MTV unplugged duet of "I’ll Be There." On it, Trey displayed his incredible falsetto soaring to one of the highest notes a male can sing. The "Unplugged" concert was turned into a home video as well as a CD. Soon after, Trey found himself signed to Mariah Carey’s then husband Tommy Matola under the EPIC label. His self-titled debut effort was released to critical acclaim spawning the Top 20 hit single, "Someone To Hold."